Cleta May LoftinAge: 98 years1888–1986
- Name
- Cleta May Loftin
- Given names
- Cleta May
- Surname
- Loftin
- Married name
- Cleta May Chandler
- Married name
- Cleta May Wishon
 Birth | July 8, 1888 25 26 |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Marsey” Finch April 17, 1892 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lottie A Loftin January 1893 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin May 2, 1896 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Surratt April 1, 1897 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin — Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker — View this family March 14, 1899 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Elizabeth Loftin December 23, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Lanier before 1903 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Kerney Valentine Loftin February 15, 1904 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Charles Henry Chandler — View this family September 30, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Reid Chandler 1908 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a father | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin February 12, 1918 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a husband | Charles Henry Chandler October 11, 1918 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 29 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Wilborn Loftin August 14, 1919 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage | Jackson Monroe Wishon — View this family February 28, 1922 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Kerney Valentine Loftin February 10, 1955 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jackson Monroe Wishon October 18, 1964 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Elizabeth Loftin June 2, 1971 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin August 21, 1973 (Age 85 years) Note: Says Bethel's parents are: Father: William Loftin, Mother: Evelyn Lofton |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 4, 1986 (Age 98 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin Birth: April 10, 1863 37 37 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Surratt Birth: October 7, 1861 44 43 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 1, 1897 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1887 — |
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18 months herself |
Cleta May Loftin Birth: July 8, 1888 25 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1986 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Lottie A Loftin Birth: January 1893 29 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Bethel Carrie “Betty” Loftin Birth: May 2, 1896 33 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1973 — Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Father’s family with Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker |
| father |
Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin Birth: April 10, 1863 37 37 — Jackson Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Malinda Lorraine J “Linda” Parker Birth: July 15, 1866 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 29, 1948 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1899 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Loftin Birth: December 23, 1900 37 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 2, 1971 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Kerney Valentine Loftin Birth: February 15, 1904 40 37 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 10, 1955 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Family with Charles Henry Chandler |
| husband |
Charles Henry Chandler Birth: September 6, 1882 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1918 — Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Cleta May Loftin Birth: July 8, 1888 25 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1986 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 30, 1908 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 months son |
Charles Reid Chandler Birth: 1908 25 19 — Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Family with Jackson Monroe Wishon |
| husband |
Jackson Monroe Wishon Birth: May 27, 1892 — Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Death: October 18, 1964 — Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Cleta May Loftin Birth: July 8, 1888 25 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1986 — Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 28, 1922 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
Cleta May Loftin has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents William Alexander Loflin + Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin
Parents Thomas L Smith + Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin
Parents Cicero Harris Loftin + Clara Bean
Mother's family (3)
Parents Nathaniel Morgan + Malinda Levita “Linnie” Surratt
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Chandler - Household
Fourth Street Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina
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